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No.r274,842. Patented Mar. 27, 188 3.

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ANDREW \V..TAYLOR, OF SALISBURY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-HALF TOREUBEN WINFBEE, OF SAME PLAOE.

I HAY-SIACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,842, dated March27, 1883.

- Application filed September 11, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANDREW W. TAYLOR,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Salisbury, in the county ofGharitonand State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hay-Stackers; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon. Figure 1 of thedrawings is a perspective view of my inventiom'and Figs. 2 and 3 detailviews thereof.

This invention has reference to certain new and valuable improvements inhayand strawstackers, and relates more particularly to that class inwhich is employed a series of ropes and pulleys for elevating a pivotedframe, having pivoted to its outer end a platform upon which the load isplaced, and a tripping device for dumping the load upon the place ofdeposit.

It is the object of the present invention to 2 improvoand simplify theconstruction of the above-mentioned class of devices or stackers,whereby they can be operated with less difficulty and with morecertainty in depositing the load at the place desired. These several 0objects 1 attain by the construction substantially as shown in thedrawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable post,pivoted atits lower end to base- 5 strips B, which rest upon the ground, and at 7their inner ends lap each other at an angle.

' These base-strips B act as runners when movingthe stacker from placeto place,they being drawn together for this purpose, the post and 0base-strips being pivoted to each other. The base-strips B have mortisedin them stays a,

the upper ends thereof being suitably connected to the under sides ofarms 0, so that they can be detached therefrom when required.- 5 Thelower ends of the stays a are held in the mortise by means of keysb,thereby admitting of the stays being detached from their fastenin gswhen required for packing and transportation, thustaking up acomparatively small space. The base-strips B are fastened to the orother suitable devices, 0. pivoted in any suitable manner to the post A,

ground, when the stacker is in use, by screws The arms 0 are so thatthey will swingout at anyangle to each other when the base-strips B arespread apart previous to fastening them to the ground.

To the lower end of thepost'A'is' pivoted one end of a rectangularframe, D, and tothe opposite end of said frame and to the sides thereof,as shown at t, Fig. 3, is pivoted the carrier or platform E, of anydesirable construction and form.

To the upper side of the frame D, immediately in the rear of the carrieror platform E, is hinged a yoke, F, as shown at a, Fig. 3, said 6 yokebeing provided with pulleys d e f. -A rope, g, extending from the post'A, passes under and around pulley d, and up over pulley h, secured tothe upper end of the post, and thence down and under pulley t and upover pulley it, directly opposite pulley h, after which the rope passesto the yoke F and over the pulley e', thence back to the post A, towhich it may be suitably fastened.

To the carrier or platform E is secured one end of an arm, I, theopposite end extending over the yoke F, to which is attached a rope,

m. This rope passes under the pulley f and around a pulley, n, the endbeing looped to l engage with a shoulderedpin, G, which passes through ahole in the side of the frame D. After the load has been placed uponthecarrieror platform E, the outer end of the frame D is elevated to therequired height by the rope g, and the frame swung around laterally tothe place of deposit. By turning, or withdrawing the pin G the loopedend of the rope m is released, and the carrier or platform E, by its ownweight or weight of the hay thereon, will be tipped to the requiredangle to diso charge its load. It is only necessary to turn the notchedpin G in order to release the looped end of the cord. Thus it will beseen that by the employment of the pin the usual latches and trippingdevices are entirely dis- 5 pensed with, as well as other complicatedarrangements. A weight, 10, is attached by cord r to the arm 1 toautomatically bring the carrier or platform E back to its normalposition.

It will be seen that a very practical as well Ion as simple device forstacking hay or straw is obtained, and one that can be constructed at acomparatively small cost.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

In a hay or straw stacker, the post A and base-strips B, pivotedtogether, the pivoted arms 0, and detachable stays a,in combination withthe pivoted frame D, pivoted carrier or platform E, hinged yoke F,notched pin G,

the ropes, pulleys, and Weight, constructed and arranged to operatesubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have [5 hereunto subscribed myname in the presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW W. TAYLOR;

Witnesses JOHN D. WILKINSON, J. W. TAYLOR.

